Webinar: Passive Houses in Canada and Around the World
Guido Wimmers discusses the experience of Passive House in Canada and shows the fundamental components of Passive House design, with examples and potential contradictions in the current building industry and policy. The Passive House approach to construction is a highly ambitious response to global climate change and energy security issues. Guido Wimmers is one of...
Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) Version 7 (2012)
The Passivhaus Institute has recently released a new version of the Passivhaus Planning Package, called version 7. New features include: New globally applicable requirements for Passive House residential buildings New EnerPHit requirements for energy retrofits An improved user interface Upgraded window calculations (enhanced accuracy for window and façade data entries) Improved data input and dimensioning...
Passive Passion: A Documentary on Passive House Design
Passive Passion is a 21-minute documentary on the Passive House design method – an approach that combines heavy insulation, airtightness, and heat-recovery ventilation to achieve reductions of up to 90% in the energy required for heating and cooling. Considering the fact that buildings contribute as much as 40% of our country’s carbon emissions, and half...
Sketchup to PHPP (Passive House Planning Package)
This is an interesting post by Loadingdock5 Architecture on using a SketchUp to PHPP workflow for the required area calculations for the PassiveHouse Planning Package. The term passive house (Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency. The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) is a spreadsheet based design tool and can be purchased...
Passive House and Revit
stay tuned for more info from the guys at designreform.net on how to document and manage a Passive House project using the BIM/ Revit process. Get more info on the Passive House approach from the Canadian Passive House Institute or at the Passivhaus Institut (Germany) ..
Passive House in Japan is Raising Eyebrows
Japan is considered one of the world’s most energy-efficient countries,and its industry – car makers first and foremost – sets standards. Only in home construction is Japan an energy guzzler. Now the first ultra-low-energy house has been built in the country,and it shows cost-efficient and environmentally conscious planning and building can save surprising amounts of...
Austria Passive House Whistler
This is a video of the new Whistler’s first Passive House, built and showcased for the 2010 Winter Olympics. What is a Passive House? It’s an ultra-low energy building designed to showcase cutting edge energy efficient construction. A comfortable interior climate can be maintained without heading and cooling systems. For more information on Passive House...
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